{"id":1869,"date":"2015-09-04T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2017-04-24T17:36:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T23:36:07","slug":"stp-09-04-2015-widespread-light-to-moderate-rainfall-no-flooding-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=1869","title":{"rendered":"STP 09-04-2015: Widespread Light To Moderate Rainfall; No Flooding Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: 9\/4\/2015<br>\nIssue Time: 9:15AM<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>An old <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monsoon&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a seasonal wind that brings moisture and rain to the region into which it blows; there is also a dry phase to monsoons, but popular usage refers only to the wet phase; these winds occur in many places around the world, and where they occur they are responsible for a majority of that location&rsquo;s annual precipitation&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>monsoon<\/span> surge and a large-scale <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;trough&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure; the opposite of a ridge.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>trough<\/span> acted to produce light to moderate rainfall for many areas across Colorado. With limited instability, and very fast steering winds, heavy rainfall was effectively ruled out. Instead, rain rates up to 0.5 inches per hour were common. In all, 24-hour rain totals up to 1 inch were observed, with the highest totals concentrated over the Urban Corridor, Front Range, Central Mountains and Western Slope.<\/p>\n<p>Flooding was not reported yesterday. For estimated rainfall in your area, check out radar-estimated map below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/STP_snapshot_201509041.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1883\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/STP_snapshot_201509041.png\" alt=\"STP_snapshot_20150904\" width=\"791\" height=\"470\"\/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: 9\/4\/2015 Issue Time: 9:15AM Summary An old <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monsoon&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a seasonal wind that brings moisture and rain to the region into which it blows; there is also a dry phase to monsoons, but popular usage refers only to the wet phase; these winds occur in many places around the world, and where they occur they are responsible for a majority of that location&rsquo;s annual precipitation&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>monsoon<\/span> surge and a large-scale <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;trough&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure; the opposite of a ridge.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>trough<\/span> acted to produce light to moderate rainfall for many areas across Colorado. With limited instability, and very fast steering winds, heavy rainfall was effectively ruled out. Instead, rain rates up to 0.5 inches per hour were common. 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